Mark Manendo for State Senate, District 7

"To me being part of our community is having the opportunity to help others, and in doing so, making a difference!"

Mark's dedication to public service is shown by his extensive volunteerism and community service.

"At a very young age, I had the opportunity to learn, from my own family that we all have a responsibility to give back, and to also pay it forward. It is true that one person really can make a difference, and that one's participation will serve as a significant contribution to building a better community."

Mark is not afraid to roll up his sleeves and pitch in. When flood waters devastated parts of his district, Mark helped with sandbagging efforts. He then worked with community leaders to fast track the approval of the Duck Creek Wash improvements in the southeast area. When families in a neighborhood were evacuated from their homes during a bomb scare, Mark brought food, water, candy, and games for the kids in the shelter.

In two separate instances, while out on the campaign trail, Mark ran into family's in which their child had not come home. "We had a missing child in our neighborhood and time was of the essence." Mark rounded up his campaign volunteers and, in teams of two, started searching the area. These stories ended on a positive note as both children were found, and one little girl was actually located by Mark and his team!

Another example out of many is his never ending commitment to helping our neighborhood fight graffiti. So you would not be surprised to witness, as so many of you already have over the years, Mark out with a paint brush or a spray can covering it up. The taggers are not fans of Mark, because of his participation in individual and group graffiti clean up projects along with desert clean up projects. Because of his level of commitment our community is better served by his leadership.

Mark is a hands-on Assemblyman: he is your Neighbor, your Friend, and your Concerned Citizen. His level of care and concern for our community keeps him approachable, and shows that most importantly he is there for you everyday.

Thoughout the years some of the fine organizations Mark has been involved with include the following:

Southeast Valley Coalition of Concerned Citizens -- Co-Founder
The Kierra Harrison Foundation for Child Safety
www.Kierraharrison.com
Stop DUI --25 year advocate
www.stopdui.org
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth -- Honorary Board Member
www.NPHY.org
Opportunity Village --Immediate Past ARC Board of Directors
www.opportunityvillage.org
Chaparral High School Alumni Foundation -- Board of Directors
www.chsaf.webs.com
The Public Education Foundation -- Board of Directors
www.ccpef.org
Nevada PTA
CLASS! Publications -- Past Advisory Board Member
Project Safe Place --Instrumental in bringing Safe Place to So. Nv
www.nationalsafeplace.org
Flight 93 National Memorial
www.honorflight93.org
Nevada Association of Manufactured Home Owners (NAMH)
20 year Member
www.namhnv.com
Look Out Kids About -- Founding Member
www.lookoutkidsabout.org
Communities In Schools
www.cisnevada.org
Heaven Can Wait Animal Society
www.hcws.org
Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
www.nevadaspca.org
Nevada Arts Advocate -- Legislative Caucus Co-Vice Chair
www.nvartsadvocates.org
Seniors United -- Past Board Member & 20 year Member
National American Notch Association
Veterans In Politics
www.veteransinpolitics.com
Nevada Senior's Collation
www.nevadaseniors.com
Friends of Desert Wetlands Park
Town Board Watch Dog
Participates with Graffiti cleanup projects and Community Cleanups
Stanch Recycling Advocate
Community Food & Clothing Drives for Our Area Residents
Nevada PEP -- Past Advisory Board
Paradise Democratic Club -- Past Board Member & 20 year Member

Service in Action:

In 1994, Mark served on the Whitney Library Building Committee. Please come and visit this cornerstone of the Whitney Community.

Mark was instrumental in securing Cortney Middle School for Assembly District 18 - at the time, the first middle school in the district.

Mark spent over a decade working on the Boulder Highway Beautification Project. What a difference this has made for an older part of Las Vegas.

A Champion of Soundwalls along I-515 also known as "US 95". For years the southeast area of Las Vegas did not have noise reducation barriers/sound walls.

Mark along with the Southeast Valley Coalition of Concerned Citizens worked very hard to prevent a 1,000 bed JAIL from being constructed in the SE area of Las Vegas within walking distance from homes, schools and parks. This was so offensive to area residence that Mark organized "walks" and went door to door collecting thousands of signatures against this proposed site and attended numerous community meetings expressing our opposition. In the end the jail was built in an appropriate site out of harms way!

When the voters in 1998 approved a 1/4 cents sales tax to improve the reliability of the LV Valley water delivery system, improve the quality of the Valley's water, and to provide additional water and wastewater (sewer) capacity to meet customer demands, Mark placed into law during the 1999 legislative session that a portion of the sales tax would be used for odor control. For the tens of thousands of Senate District 7 residents that reside within a few miles of not one but three wastewater facilities they will remember how far behind the curve our community was with controlling the odors. Millions of dollars has now be allocated and spent for State of the Art equipment. Mark was the only elected official that stood up for our quality of life as taxpayers in the SE Area.